PGC Information Pages

The PGC Information Pages is a stand-alone web application that displays a continuous slide of selected content, much like a slideshow. It runs in a web browser, but meant for display on a High-Definition (HD) display, such as a television or computer screen. The application is somewhat responsive to different screen resolutions, but is optimized for 16:9 displays.

Screenshots

Welcome Screen

Initial screen on load

MODIS Polar Mosaics

Daily imagery from MODIS Terra

• Most recent Arctic & Antarctic mosaics

DigitalGlobe, Inc. Collections

Index to DigitalGlobe imagery collection

• Count of mono/stereo collection
• Map of mono/stereo collection
• Features 1-day, 7-day, 1-month, 9-month collections
• Global and polar versions

Facilities & Research Sites

Local information for select NSF or polar locations

• Local date/time
• Local weather
• Most recent MODIS Terra & Aqua
• Webcam (if available)
• Nearby Vessels (if available)

Day/Night Map

Arctic & Antarctic day/night maps

• Note: satellite imagery is not updated

How to run the information pages

Option 1: Run from PGC

This is the simplest option with no customizations. It will always deploy the latest release of this application.

Your location will not be updated. It will display St. Paul, Minnesota.

1. On the host machine, point a web browser to the following URL:
   http://applications.pgc.umn.edu/infopages
2. Within the application, click the "GO FULL SCREEN" button in the top-right corner

Option 2: Self-Hosted

This configuration allows you to customize your location and deploy on your own web server.

1. Download and unzip the latest release:
   https://github.com/PolarGeospatialCenter/pgc-info-pages/releases/latest
2. Edit the dist/settings.js file for your location (zip code, city/state/country, or latitude/longitude)
3. Copy the entire contents of the dist directory to a publicly-accessible location on your web server
4. Point a web browser to the directory containing the index.html file
5. Within the application, click the "GO FULL SCREEN" button in the top-right corner

Credits & Data Sources

Webcams

• United States Antarctic Program (McMurdo Station, Palmer Station)
  http://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/mcmwebcam.cfm
  http://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/palWebCam.cfm
• NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (South Pole)
  http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/obop/spo/livecamera.html
• University of Alaska - Fairbanks Sea Ice Group (Barrow)
  http://seaice.alaska.edu/gi/observatories/barrow_webcam
• Toolik Field Station (Toolik)
  http://toolik.alaska.edu/edc
• College of Science & Engineering (University of Minnesota)
  http://cse.umn.edu/dashboard/webcam
• CH2M Hill Polar Services (Summit Station)
  http://www.summitcamp.org/status/webcam

Data & Photographs

• NASA Worldview Application (MODIS Satellite Imagery)
  https://earthdata.nasa.gov/labs/worldview
• DigitalGlobe, Inc. (Satellite Imagery Acquistion)
  http://www.digitalglobe.com
• MarineTraffic.org (Vessel Maps)
  http://www.marinetraffic.org
• Fourmilab (Earth & Moon Viewer)
  http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview
• World Weather Online (Weather API)
  http://www.worldweatheronline.com

Development

• jQuery
  http://www.jquery.com
• Moment.js
  http://momentjs.com